Tyrants of the Rising Sun

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Tyrants of the Rising Sun
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Released24 November 2008 (2008-11-24)
RecordedRecorded live in Tokyo, 8 March 2008
Genre Melodic death metal
Label Century Media
Arch Enemy chronology
Live Apocalypse
(2006)
Tyrants of the Rising Sun
(2008)
As the Stages Burn!
(2017)

Tyrants of the Rising Sun is a DVD+CD set of Arch Enemy, released in Europe on 23 November 2008 and in North America on 25 November 2008 via Century Media. The DVD contains a live show filmed in Tokyo in early 2008, an in-depth 40 minute road-movie feature, and all promotional videos that have been shot for the band's seventh studio album, Rise of the Tyrant . [1]

Contents

The DVD is available in the following versions: Deluxe edition DVD+2CDs, Standard DVD, Standard 2CDs, ltd EPs.

Track listing

DVD

Tokyo Forum (8 March 2008)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Intro / Blood on Your Hands" Angela Gossow 5:37
2."Ravenous"
  • Gossow
  • M. Amott
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
3:55
3."Taking Back My Soul"
  • Gossow
  • M. Amott
5:16
4."Dead Eyes See No Future"
  • Gossow
  • M. Amott
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
4:22
5."Dark Insanity" Johan Liiva
  • M. Amott
  • Liiva
3:59
6."The Day You Died"
  • Gossow
  • M. Amott
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
  • Erlandsson
4:55
7."Christopher Solo" Instrumental C. Amott2:32
8."Silverwing"M. Amott
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
5:26
9."Night Falls Fast"GossowM. Amott3:37
10."Daniel Solo" Instrumental Erlandsson3:30
11."Burning Angel"M. Amott
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
4:40
12."Michael Solo" Instrumental M. Amott3:24
13."Dead Bury Their Dead"M. AmottM. Amott4:57
14."Vultures"Gossow
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
6:51
15."Enemy Within"Gossow
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
4:29
16."Snow Bound" Instrumental
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
2:14
17."Shadows & Dust"
  • M. Amott
  • Erlandsson
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
5:12
18."Nemesis"Gossow
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
  • Erlandsson
5:04
19."We Will Rise"M. Amott
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
4:33
20."Fields of Desolation / Enter the Machine (tape)" Instrumental
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
  • Liiva
  • Erlandsson
4:33
Total length:01:28:30
Special Features
  1. The Road To Japan (Interviews / Road Movie) (approx. 45 minutes)
Promo videos
  1. "Revolution Begins" (Original Version) (4:24)
  2. "Revolution Begins" (Band Performance Version) (4:14)
  3. "I Will Live Again" (3:34)

CD

Disc One
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Intro / Blood on Your Hands" Angela Gossow 5:37
2."Ravenous"
  • Gossow
  • M. Amott
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
3:55
3."Taking Back My Soul"
  • Gossow
  • M. Amott
5:16
4."Dead Eyes See No Future"
  • Gossow
  • M. Amott
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
4:22
5."Dark Insanity" Johan Liiva
  • M. Amott
  • Liiva
3:59
6."The Day You Died"
  • Gossow
  • M. Amott
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
  • Erlandsson
4:55
7."Christopher Solo" Instrumental C. Amott2:32
8."Silverwing"M. Amott
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
5:26
9."Night Falls Fast"GossowM. Amott3:37
10."Daniel Solo" Instrumental Erlandsson3:30


Disc Two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Burning Angel"M. Amott
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
4:40
2."Michael Solo" Instrumental M. Amott3:24
3."Dead Bury Their Dead"M. AmottM. Amott4:57
4."Vultures"Gossow
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
6:51
5."Enemy Within"Gossow
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
4:29
6."Snow Bound" Instrumental
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
2:14
7."Shadows & Dust"
  • M. Amott
  • Erlandsson
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
5:12
8."Nemesis"Gossow
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
  • Erlandsson
5:04
9."We Will Rise"M. Amott
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
4:33
10."Fields of Desolation / Enter the Machine (tape)" Instrumental
  • M. Amott
  • C. Amott
  • Liiva
  • Erlandsson
4:33

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